Training Log Archive: Nadim

Patapsco State Park, MD; Avalon Area. Hiking from the parking area to the Start Triangle for QOC's meet with Max in the backpack. A little chilly out; in the 40's F and breezy.

C • Backpack 7

Patapsco State Park, MD; Avalon Area. Max and I hiked QOC's White course--he was in his backpack. I went off trail a few times. The area is steep and rocky but we were careful. Unlike his first course at Greenbelt, Max stayed awake for this course. I pointed out controls when they were visible and a few times he appeared to look ahead for them when I did this. When we got to controls I dipped him down. He batted at them with his mittens like he does for baloons. My one error was going off trail and when avoiding some downfall drifting left to the wrong ruin. I didn't have control descriptions or a punch card so I punched the map.

Patapsco State Park, MD; Avalon area. After Peggy ran her course, she watched Max and I ran up to the start triangle. I was worried that they'd close the start but I made it.

Patapsco State Park, MD; Avalon Area. QOC's Blue course. The Avalon area is steep and since I'm still not 100% over being sick, I felt the need to pace myself. I walked up several hills that I wouldn't normally. The slower pace did help me keep in contact with the map the whole course. I was pleased to make few errors. I couldn't afford to both because of my physical shape and because I ran without control descriptions (forgot to get these as my routine was thrown off by watching Max). I got to controls and had to be very sure about being at the correct one since I didn't know the codes. However, I was surprised to find that the Blue course had one control in common with the White course that I'd done earlier. I started cramping a little on the second loop. See the Split List.

Blue - Splits

Great Falls National Park, MD. I ran a course that Peggy setup and flagged for me and Dave Onkst. The best thing about it was that I was able to run through the whole course; I feel like I'm turning the tide on being sick. In fact, the longer I was out, the stronger I felt. I suppose I had settled into a pace that I knew I could keep. Even though it was slower than usual, I was happy to be able to run up even the steep hills. As I ran the course, I picked-up streamers on the clock. I ran the extended course and it took a while to realize that the extension controls weren't streamered. I didn't want to leave any old streamers out so I wandered the area for the first of the extended course controls checking, reattacking and checking again to be sure I was where the control should be. I also ran a bit extra at the end to get back to the car without passing the park entrance. I was legally paid for being in the park but I didn't want to risk raising worry about orienteering there. For the most part, I was reading the map well, aided by going much slower than usual. Conditions in the woods were great.

From Rosedale Ave., Battery La. to Glenbrook Rd. to Edgemoor La. to Arlington Dr. to Bethesda Dr. to the Georgetown Branch Trail to Kentbury St. to Rosedale Ave; then to the intersection of Wisconsin Ave. and Harling La. & back. 52 F outside and I felt cold enough to wear sweats and gloves. The first part of this loop I had run on Monday. It took me 27:04 today; about a minute faster. The second part was out and back to the pharmacy to pickup perscriptions. I'm still feeling slow and weak from being sick. My lungs are congested and I'm not getting enough oxygen. I spent the first half mile hacking away and plodded through the rest of it.

C • Welcome to my world! 2

C • Welcome to my world! 1

From Rosedale Ave., Battery La. to Glenbrook Rd. to Edgemoor La. to Arlington Dr. to Bethesda Dr. to the Georgetown Branch Trail to Kentbury St. to Rosedale Ave. I think I last ran this on 1/26/06. I felt slow then but was feeling so weak from still being sick, that I was slower today.